2001 New Orleans Saint Defense
2001 New Orleans Saints Sack Leaders
| Sacks | |
|---|---|
| Charlie Clemons | 13.5 |
| Joe Johnson | 9 |
| La Roi Glover+ | 8 |
| Darrin Howard | 6 |
| Norman Hand | 3.5 |
| Chris Oldham | 2.5 |
| Kieth Mitchell | 2 |
| William Whitehead | 2 |
| Jay Bellamy | 2 |
| Darrin Smith | 1.5 |
| Sammy Knight+ | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 1 |
| Martin Chase | 1 |
| Totals | 53 |
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Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Long | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight+ | 6 | 114 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Jay Bellamy | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Darrin Howard | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Charlie Clemons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 209 | 8.0 | 40 | 0 |
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Top Tacklers
| Tackles | Solo | Asst | TFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Knight+ | 98 | 80 | 18 | 2 |
| Charlie Clemons | 93 | 75 | 18 | 14 |
| Jay Bellamy | 93 | 71 | 22 | 4 |
| Keith Mitchell | 90 | 63 | 27 | 4 |
| Kevin Mathis | 77 | 63 | 14 | 2 |
| Joe Johnson | 64 | 53 | 11 | 16 |
| Fred Thomas | 68 | 55 | 13 | 3 |
| Darrin Smith | 66 | 49 | 17 | 5 |
| Darren Howard | 54 | 36 | 18 | 8 |
| La’Roi Glover+ | 47 | 36 | 11 | 10 |
| Norman Hand | 36 | 25 | 11 | 9 |
| Chris Oldham | 29 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| Willie Whitehead | 21 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| Martin Chase | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| Fred Weary | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Wilson | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Clarke | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
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2001 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | AVG PPG | Yards | AVG YPG | Plays | Avg/Play | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | NFC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 409 | 25.5 | 5070 | 316.8 | 948 | 5.3 | 284 | 30 | 16† | 10† |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||||
